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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias
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Matthew Yglesias

MATTHEW YGLESIAS is a columnist for Slate, writing regularly for that site's "Moneybox" feature. He is a former fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, and holds a BA in Philosophy from Harvard University. His first book, Heads in the Sand, was published in May 2008 by Wiley. Matt has previously worked as an Associate Editor at The Atlantic, a Staff Writer at The American Prospect, and an Associate Editor at Talking Points Memo. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, and other publications. Matthew has appeared on Fox News and MSNBC, and been a guest on many radio shows.

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The Rent Is Too Damn High is now available in eBook
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Dissent Magazine, May 31, 2013
...proposal of many on the left; advocates include socialist feminist Kathi Weeks, Precariat author Guy Standing, liberal blogger Matthew Yglesias, and writers associated with magazines like Jacobin and n+1. Proponents claim that a basic income will...
Slate Magazine, May 24, 2013
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The Verge, April 12, 2013
...news for investors, even investors as sanguine as Amazon's. Without naming the source or author, Bezos quotes Matthew Yglesias' admiring characterization of Amazon as a "charitable organization being run by elements of the investment community for the...
Islam Times, April 3, 2013
...before, and the economic recession or depression that followed would be nothing short of "apocalyptic," according to Matthew Yglesias writing for Slate .[31] Reasons and Consequences So now we are back to the question of why America continues to pour...
Alt Weeklies, March 22, 2013
...because it no longer provides the news and information they had grown accustomed to. But wait. Slate's Matthew Yglesias says, "American news media has never been in better shape." This isn't just another Slate pitch. What Yglesias means is that from...
IJnet.org, March 8, 2013
...of us, but writing for a specific publication may not be the best route, according to Slate’s Matthew Yglesias. Sonderman says Yglesias advises journalists to decide whether they want to have bylines with organizations, or take personal initiative by...
PandoDaily, March 7, 2013
...Yesterday, the Twittersphere was lit aflame — as the Twittersphere is wont to be — over the Atlantic’s attempts to republish an article by Nate Thayer. Despite wanting Thayer to edit his original 4000 word piece down to 1200 words, an editor...
Dissent Magazine, May 31, 2013
...proposal of many on the left; advocates include socialist feminist Kathi Weeks, Precariat author Guy Standing, liberal blogger Matthew Yglesias, and writers associated with magazines like Jacobin and n+1. Proponents claim that a basic income will...
Jaxenter, May 31, 2013
...about too easily these days in the technology sector and we agree with the assessment of Slate’s Matthew Yglesias that it is a “drained buzzword”. One particular part stands out for us: The moral of the disruption story is that this is often...
Slate Magazine, May 31, 2013
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Slate Magazine, May 31, 2013
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The Week Magazine, May 31, 2013
...about this stuff, why can't other Americans?" Actually, we don't need to raise corporate taxes, says Matthew Yglesias at Slate. We need to abolish them. Instead of decrying the stockpiling of "largely inert" cash in offshore tax havens, Congress should...
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...new Jones Act vessels. More at Marine Link View full post on Longshore & Shipping News Related posts: Matthew Yglesias » What Is The Jones Act For? Former White House Adviser Presses Obama for 75-Day Jones Act … The Jones Act: Lost at...
Slate Magazine, May 30, 2013
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